Ash

Wet Wine Weekend

Lowen Baumgarten

Jan 22, 2012 — 1 min read

I'm in Napa with St. Frances, Ash and Diego. It's been pouring since we left San Francisco and we stopped for In 'n Out in Petaluma, but we still made it to five wineries.

And watched the Niners game at Silverado Brewery, with brews and finger foods. That was harsh. Kyle Williams made a few thousand enemies across Northern California.

We had dinner reservations at Farmstead in St. Helena, where we pigged out on side dishes and appetizers and couldn't finish our dinner. Brussels sprouts with pancetta, mac & cheese, arugula salad, and honey cheese biscuits. We had no room for main dishes.

No it hurts to lay down, we're so full. We treated ourselves well.

Photo: Ash Asako

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